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Tyler Brûlé interviews top CEOs and business leaders on navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and building resilient, profitable futures.
Latest Episodes
Mayor Jan Vapaavuori
In this week’s episode, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins the outgoing mayor of Helsinki, Jan Vapaavuori. They discuss the path to realising Helsinki’s potential – and why functionality is sexier than it sounds.
General Esa Pulkkinen
Tyler Brûlé is joined by the director-general of the Finnish defence policy department, General Esa Pulkkinen, to discuss the benefits of conscription and the task of maintaining peace across Finland’s vast archipelago.
Pälvi Pulli
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé meets the head of security policy at Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, ambassador Pälvi Pulli. They tackle the challenges facing conscription, cyber warfare and the country’s crisis management strategy.
Vas Narasimhan
Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. One year on from their first discussion on ‘The Chiefs’, they assess the roadmap ahead, from vaccine rollout to reimagining medicine.
Davide Grasso
Monocle editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins CEO of Maserati Davide Grasso for the final installation of our travel and hospitality series. They discuss how to cater for the modern luxury consumer and how to go electric while staying true to your brand.
Sébastien Bazin
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins the CEO of Accor, Sébastien Bazin. They discuss what the path to reopening looks like for one of the world’s leading hospitality brands and why optimism is in the air.
Eric Vallat
In this week’s episode, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, meets the CEO of Rémy Cointreau, Eric Vallat. They discuss the future of hospitality, what it means to lead a brand with so much history, and whether 2020 will have a lasting impact on consumer trends.
Blake Scholl
In this week’s episode, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, Blake Scholl. They discuss the path to making supersonic flight commercially viable again – and why it disappeared in the first place.
Akbar Al Baker
In this week’s episode, Monocle editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by the GCEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker. They look at the state of the aviation industry, Qatar Airways’ no-fuss approach to the pandemic and why it never stopped flying.
Edgar Heinrich
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by BMW Motorrad’s chief designer Edgar Heinrich. They discuss why the future of the two-wheeler is looking bright and the innovative design process behind the upcoming CE 04.
